Computability of Julia sets

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Computability of Julia sets

Mark Braverman, Michael Yampolsky

(Algorithms and computation in mathematics, v. 23)

Springer, c2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Among all computer-generated mathematical images, Julia sets of rational maps occupy one of the most prominent positions. Their beauty and complexity can be fascinating. They also hold a deep mathematical content. Computational hardness of Julia sets is the main subject of this book. By definition, a computable set in the plane can be visualized on a computer screen with an arbitrarily high magnification. There are countless programs to draw Julia sets. Yet, as the authors have discovered, it is possible to constructively produce examples of quadratic polynomials, whose Julia sets are not computable. This result is striking - it says that while a dynamical system can be described numerically with an arbitrary precision, the picture of the dynamics cannot be visualized. The book summarizes the present knowledge (most of it from the authors' own work) about the computational properties of Julia sets in a self-contained way. It is accessible to experts and students with interest in theoretical computer science or dynamical systems.

Table of Contents

to Computability.- Dynamics of Rational Mappings.- First Examples.- Positive Results.- Negative Results.- Computability versus Topological Properties of Julia Sets.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA88460698
  • ISBN
    • 9783540685463
  • LCCN
    2008935319
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Berlin
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 151 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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